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... she rejected his applications for pecuniary assistance , he could not only wound her feelings by alluding to scenes which she of course wished to be buried in oblivion , but could bitterly animadvert upon her theatrical exertions while she ...
... she rejected his applications for pecuniary assistance , he could not only wound her feelings by alluding to scenes which she of course wished to be buried in oblivion , but could bitterly animadvert upon her theatrical exertions while she ...
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... she escapes into the street , is arrested as a suspected prostitute and taken to the watch - house , where she is fleeced by the constable and watchmen and then imprisoned for being in possession of her fellow - traveller's purse . She ...
... she escapes into the street , is arrested as a suspected prostitute and taken to the watch - house , where she is fleeced by the constable and watchmen and then imprisoned for being in possession of her fellow - traveller's purse . She ...
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... She began with SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS . That elegant flatterer of humanity on canvafs ( quoth she ) was born at Plympton , in Devonshire , on July 16 , 1723 , where his father , depreffed with a numerous family , prayed and starved as one ...
... She began with SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS . That elegant flatterer of humanity on canvafs ( quoth she ) was born at Plympton , in Devonshire , on July 16 , 1723 , where his father , depreffed with a numerous family , prayed and starved as one ...
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Hagarty James 1920 | 19 |
Williams John Michael | 23 |
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admiration affociation Angelo appears Artiſts Barrymore beauty beſt character colouring compofition confequence confiderable copy criticism defigns defire died drawing Dublin eminent England engraver eſtabliſhed faid fame fancy fatire feems feen fenfes fent feveral fhall fhould fince fingular firſt fituation fociety fome fpirit ftatuary ftudied fubject fublime fuccefs fuch fufficiently genius gentleman grace hiftorical himſelf honor houfe houſe idea imagination inftance Ireland John King labours lady landſcape lefs leſs London Lord LOUTHERBOURG manner maſter merit mind miniature painter moft moſt muſt NATHANIEL DANCE native nature neceffary never Nicholas Poussin obferve occafionally painter in oils painting Pasquin pencil perfon picture poffeffed polite arts portrait painter practifed prefent principal profeffional Profeffor pupil purpoſes refided Royal Academicians Royal Academy satire ſchool ſeveral ſhe Sir Joshua Reynolds ſtate ſtudied tafte Theatre theſe Thespis thofe thoſe Titian truth underſtanding vulgar WARREN HASTINGS Wathen Weft WEST whofe WILLIAM WYNNE RYLAND Williams